Brookfield High School

45 Long Meadow Hill Road

School District

Brookfield
Grade

9-12
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:14
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by parent on March 03, 2024

This school is a disgrace. Bullying is rampant, teachers / administrators either don’t know how to or choose not to discipline at all. The classes are unruly, and drugs and alcohol are rampant during school hours.
Submitted by parent on February 16, 2022

Brookfield High School had a place for everyone. We are parents of two BHS graduates. One student was an athlete, and the other was not. One had high academic achievement, and the other was a more typical Brookfield "above average" learner. We feel that both of our children got fine educations that made them college-ready. There were plenty of AP courses for both of the students to choose from. Don't be fooled by a lack of Ivy attendance from Brookfield High. Top students from this high school often "take the money" and attend honors colleges at "good schools", from which they can go on to prestigious graduate programs. Brookfield is an executive community where you get value from your investment - whether it is in real estate, or educationally. Parents of the highest -ranked graduates tend to plan for the "long game", and go on to pay for their children's elite graduate degrees, rather than undergrad.
Submitted by parent on April 22, 2021

This school offers an incredible array of AP courses and honors courses, running across disciplines and subject matters. My high schooler has had an incredible experience thus far (last quarter of Junior year). The teachers are knowledgeable, experienced,passionate about their subjects and well qualified to teach their subjects. They make themselves available to meet with students, provide creative and challenging assignments and demand a lot of the kids, but the kids seem to rise to the challenges. The kids also seem to be polite and respectful to each other and their teachers and coaches. The counselors also seem attentive if a bit overloaded with so many kids. The principal seems to manage the school well, including during COVID, and the powerschool system allows parents to ensure that kids stay on track and on top of all of their assignments. There has been an influx of some English language learners and the district even hired special tutors to work one-on-one with those kids to get them up to speed.
Submitted by other on March 09, 2020

Brookfield provides outstanding educational opportunities. High school offers tremendous catalog of AP classes and their STEM teachers are excellent!
Submitted by other on October 11, 2018

Brookfield Public Schools provide an outstanding education when it comes to preparing students for college. The administration is exceptional at handling disciplinary issues, and the curriculum provided students with a well-rounded education that readies them for a competitive world. Given the affluence of Brookfield and high levels of residents that hold advanced college degrees, this is no surprise .
Submitted by parent on December 14, 2015

If your child is on a sports team then this school will be a place for him or her. The place is an adolescent sideshow of who's the coolest and most popular. Discipline is a constant and the administrators are busy looking busy but ineffective in solving problems. The district is fraught with scandal. The superintendent was put on leave and the business manager resigned and has been indicted on stealing 400k in public funds as we search to replace the bum who was ousted. We still pay him by the way. The HS principal left with an acting principal now in charge. A good guy but in over his head relying on TWO asst. principals to guide him. These two are part of the problem and not the solution. We're short on money with the drumbeat always being higher taxes. When cuts are discussed the holier-than thou would never dare to think of eliminating anything at the top. Teachers are 50/50. The teaching of the social nonsense instead of ABC s and 123 s is typical. Common Core standards are being implemented so it will only get worse. We came to Brookfield namely for the schools that we thought would educate our kids in a safe and challenging environment. The place has been a colossal disappointment to say the least.
Submitted by parent on March 21, 2015

Parent of three children in this district. All three are thriving and excelling. We have had a very good experience with the majority of the teaching staff. They are enthusiastic, supportive, have contacted us immediately with the little issues my children have had as students. My children have been attending this School district since K and have liked each school better than the last. WMS has an wonderful principal and has been recognized as being a top middle school. Hated my own middle school experience in another district -my children have had nothing negative to say. My oldest is a Freshman at the HS-my husband and I were very impressed with each of her teachers at open house-she is very motivated to succeed and has been succeeding inspite of some large classes-30 students in her honors Geometry :( My middle school students are in classes ranging from 25-30. This school district is getting a wonderful value for it's dollar. I believe it ranks about 130 in per pupil spending in CT out of about 160 and consistently earns top scores,accolades for it's schools. I fear that the talented staff will seek opportunities elsewhere because of the lack of support from the BOF.
Submitted by parent on February 07, 2014

We love our school and staff. This school really works hard to keep students and parents updated. The school really cares about our kids and if helps them succeed. LOVE OUR SCHOOL our principal is the best!!!
Submitted by student on January 07, 2011

I graduated in 2008 and Brookfield was average. Some very poor teachers esp. in the History department, the only good one is gone Mrs. Abraham. The AP classes hardly ever ran but if you succeed you can get into some good colleges. Overall nothing great just average.
Submitted by other on December 13, 2010

I am very disappointed that a fine teacher like Mr Woolkind is being forced into retirement because of asking a student if he ate his homework. What is wrong with asking why the student did not do his homework? Is that not his responsiblity as an educator? My sons all admired and liked Mrl Woolkind when they were in school many years ago. For shame! Punish the student not the teacher if you want to have role models graduate from this school.